Rotary punch-press.



ROTARY PUNCH PRESS.

APPLICHON FILED MAY 25,1916. 693% v Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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' A. C. v. MALM.

ROTARY PUNCH PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 25, 1916.

Patented Dec. 3, 1918.

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" EL C. V. MAIJM, lOF DAYTON, OHIO, SSIGNOR TO 'IHE MALM MACHINE COMPANY,

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ROTARY PUNCH-PRESS.

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Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led May 25, 1916. Serial No. 99,915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AXEL C. V. MALM, a citizen ofthe United States, residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rotary Punch- Presses, of which the following is a-'specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates t a rotary punc press, and is a. further development AA.of the rotary perforating machine shown 'in the application for patent filed by me February 7th, 1.916, Serial Number 76,504.

The object of the present invention is to provide a machinehaving coperating rotary devices for cutting articles of a pre determined shape from sheets or webs of materiaL To accomplish this it is a further object of the invention to provide a pair of rotary die-carrying members, having, re-

spectively, a plurality of male dies and a plurality of female dies, and to so construct and operate said members ,as to cause the corresponding male'and female dies to coperate to sever the articleI from the sheet l true to shape and with a clean cut.

It is also an' object of the invention to provide such a machine with rotary devices to Apartially shape or form the article prior To this end it is a. further object of the invention to so mount and operate the several rotary devices as to enable them to be relativelyadjusted to accommodate them to varticles of different sizes and shapes.'

It is also an object of the invention to so construct each rotary unit, including the die-supporting member and the dies themselves, as to provide a very strong, durable construction which can be easily assembled and from which individual dies may be readily removed Without disturbing the other dies of that unit. l

It is also anV object of the invention to provide suitable ,mechanism to feed the material between the rotary devices; and to provide means for driving the several parts of the machine in synchronism. Other objects and advantages of the invention wlll appear as the mechanism is described 1n detail.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 isa side elevation of a. machine embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is an end elevation of such a machine; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectlonal view taken through a portion of such a machine on the line mof Fig. 2; Flg. 4 1s a perspective view, partially broken away, of the male die-supporting member; Fig. 5 1s a perspective View, partially broken away, of the female die-supporting member; Flg. 6 1s a longitudinal sectional view'taken centrally of the female die-supporting member; Fig. 7 is a perspective detail view of a male die-block; Fig. 8 is a similar view of the corresponding female die-block; Fig. 9 1s a detail view of the bearing for the shaft of one of the die-supporting heads showing the manner of supporting the same; Fig. .10 is an end elevation of the structure shown 1n Fig. 9; Fig. l1 is a perspective detail v1ew of one of the articles formed on the machine shown in the present drawing; and Fig. 12 is a view of a portion of a strip of material showing partially formed articles and the spaces left when thev articles have been severed.

In these drawings I haveillustrated one embodimentV of my invention land have shown the same as equipped with dies for forming the plates which constitute 'the side members of chain links. It will be understood, however, that this particular embodiment of the invention is chosen for purposes of illustration only and that it can be readily adapte-d to the manufacture of articles of various kinds requiring in their formation either a greater number or a less number of operations than are required to form the present article. y

The machine here illustrated comprises a main frame 'consisting of side members, 1

and 2, connected by tie-bars, 3, 3a and 4. Mounted on this main frame and preferably arranged between the side members', 1 and 2, is a pair of rotary members, 5 and 6, one of which is provided with a plurality of female dies and the' other of which 'a .predetermined shape or configuration.

These rotary members may be supported and driven `in any suitable manner, but I prefer to mount them on parallel shafts, 7 and 8, which are supported in the frame members 1 and 2. In the present arrangement the upper shaft 7 is journaled in bearings 9, which are mounted in recesses 10 formed in the respective side members, 1 and '2, and rigidly secured thereto by bolts 5 or screws, 11. When the mechanism is operating on metal, or other hard material, the shaft 7 is subjected to very severe strain and under these conditions it is desirable to provide means to relieve the bolts 11 of a portion of this strain and thereby reduce the liability'of the bolts shearing. This may be accomplished by closing the upper end of the recesses 10 by caps or plates 12, which are rigidly secured to the main frame and l5 have threaded therein screws 13 which extend downward and engage the bearing blocks 9, thereby receiving a portion of the strain imposed upon these blocks by the shaft. Power may be applied to the shaft 7 to positively rotate the die-supporting member carried thereby in any ,suitable manner, but where, as in the present instance, the machine is designed for operating on hard materials, it is preferable that power `be applied to both ends of the shaft and I have here shown the shaft as having its ends extending beyond both the side members, 1 and 2. Mounted upon the respective ends of the shaft are gears 14 which mesh with pinions 15 carried by stud shafts 16 mounted in the respective frame members. Connected with the pinions are gears 17 which in turn mesh with pinions 18 mounted on a counter shaft 19 which is @a ournaled in the side members, 1 and. '2. ower may be applied to the counter shaft 19 in any suitable manner, but in the present construction I have provided this counter shaft 'with a driving gear 20 which a@ meshes with a pinion 21 mounted on the shaft 22 of a motor 23.- As here shown, the

motor is mounted upon a. base 24 extending laterally from and rigidly secured to the side member 2 of the main frame and the outer end of the motor shaft isjournaled in the side frame member 2. The counter shaft 19 may, if desired, be provided with a flywheel. For the sake of convenience this flywheel is here shown, at 25, as mounted upon one end of the counter shaft 19, which is extended about the adjacent pinion 18 to receive the same. This extension of the counter shaft is journaled in a bearing formed in a bracket 26 rigidly secured to the side member 1 of the main frame. and

this bracket has an upwardly extending portion provided with a bearing, as shown at 27, to receive the outer end of the stud shaft 1G on which the adjacent gear 17 is mounted.

The second rotary die-supporting member .6 may be driven in any suitable manner` but -I have found that the best results can be secured, and more perfect synchronism had,

by causing this second rotary member to be driven from the first rotary member by the interlocking engagement of the dies. I have therefore provided n0 driving mechanism for the shaft 8 of the second rotary member 6, but have mounted thisshaft loosely in its bearings and have mounted the rotary member 6 loosely upon the shaft, as in this manner very little resistance is offered to the rotary movement of the die-supporting member. The rotary member may be held against longitudinal movement on the shaft 8 by anysuitable means. In the present instance the shaft is provided with a shoulder 28 against which one end of the bearing portion of the member engages, and a. collar Q9 is rigidly secured to the shaft at the other end of the bearing portion of said member.

It is desirable that the shaft 8 and its bearing member should be so mounted that they can be placed in position and removed independently of the other shaft, 7, and its rotary member. To this end I have pro-I -vided the side members, 1 and 2, of the main frame with dove-tailed slots, or guideways, 30, and have formed the bearings for the ends of the shaft 8 in blocks 31 having 90` dove-tailed portions adapted to fit. within the guideways 30. These guideways aiie open at one end and the bearing blocks 31 may be readily slipped into the same. After the bearing blocks have been moved into their positions against the end walls of the guideways, retaining blocks 32 are inserted in the guideways. These retaining blocks have dove-tailed portions corresponding to the dove-tailed guideways and set screws 33 100 extend through the retaining blocks andeir gage the bases of the guideways, thus enabling the retaining blocks to be drawn into clamping engagement with the walls of the guideways and firmly securing the bearing blocks against displacement. In the present construction the guideways 30 are formed in inwardly extending bosses, or ribs, 34, formed integral with the respective side members, but obviously the guideways may be provided in any suitable manner.

In the machine here shown, the rotary die-supporting member 0n the positively driven shaft 7 carries the male dies, or punches, and the female dies are carried by 11.5 the die-supporting member (i, mounted di` rectly beneath the die-supporting member 5, and rotated thereby, but it will be obvious that this arrangement may be varied without departing from the invention.

The die-supporting members for both the male dies and female dies may be of any suitable character and the dies may be secured thereto in any suitable manner, but the construction here shown is very easily assembled, and the individual dies can be readily removed from or attached to the supporting member without disturbing the other dies on that supporting member. This construction comprises, in the case of the tasas?? supporting member for the male dies, or

r punches, a drum or head 35 lwhioh is rigidly llt) Atti

y greater than the diameter of the shaft and i titi secured to the shaft 7. Mounted about the periphery ofthe drum 35 are a series of die-blocks 36 carrying the dies, or punches, proper, 37, which are here shown as formed integral with the die-block. The die-blocks 36 have their edges-arranged radially to the drum, and consequently, converging toward the axis of the drum, and these blocks are of such width that When in their assembled positions the adjacent edges of adjacent blocks will be in engagement one with the other. Thus the die-blocks themselves form a continuous surface for the rotary member, from which surface the punches project, and in which the die-openings are formed. Further, the contact between the blocks causes them to brace or reinforce one another, and, by reducing the liability of the female dies breaking, enables smaller surfaces to be left between the die openings and the edges of the block. Preferably, the periphery of the drum 35 is provided with a series of longitudinally extended flat faces, as lvshown at 38, on which the respective die-blocks rest. The die-blocks may be secured to the drum in any suitable manner, but li prefer to providemeans for first positioning the blocks and retaining them in position during the assembling of the rotary unit, as by means of screws 39, and to provide additional means for clamping the blocks rigidly to the drum. This latter clamping means is here shown as comprising collars 40 mounted on the reduced end portions of the drum and having tapered flanges al to extend over the reduced and slightly beveled end portions of the'several die-blocks. These collars are secured to the drum by means of screws 42 which draw them toward t-he die blocks and cause them to exert a powerful clamping action thereon, thus forming avery strong, durable connection between the die-blocks and the drum, but forming a connection which can be very readily disassembled.

The construction of the die-supporting member for the female dies is similarl in its main features of construction to the die-supporting member which has just been described. The construction comprises a. drum i4 having flat faces 45 to receive die-blocks 4G. These die-blocks are similar in construction to the die blocks for the male dies and are secured to the drum in the same manner, but instead of having punches, or male dies, they are provided with openings 47 constitilting the female dies. As here shown, the drum l-l comprises a bearing portion, which is mounted on the shaft 8, and a body portion in the nature of an axially extending flange, the internal diameter of which is which is open at that end opposite the bearing portion. This flange is provided with a series of openings 48 so arranged that when the female die-blocks are mounted thereon, the die-openings will be in alinement with the corresponding openings 48 and the parts punched out by the dies will pass through the openings into the interior of the drum and thence out of the open end of the drum to a suitable receptacle. Preferably, the interior wall of the drum is flared to facilitate the passage of t-he articles through the sante.

\ Many articles which are formed with dies require one or more operations to impart thereto the desired configuration. The additional operations may be cutting operations or they may be pressing or bending operations. In either instance they are accomplished by the use of dies of the proper kind. The machine here illustrated is shown as set up for the formation of the side plate of a chain link, as has been heretofore stated,

and these plates are provided near their ends with holes to receive rivets. The machine is therefore shown as having one additional pair of rotary members provided with dies of the proper kind to form these openings in that part of the sheet of metal which is to be severed by the dies of the rotary members above described.

The die-blocks, which are shown at i9 and 50 in Figs. 7 and 8, are similar to those already described, butl the dies themselves are of such a configuration as to form two openings of the propel' kind and arranged in the proper relation one to the other. These die-blocks are mounted on rotary drums or heads, 51` and 52, (see Fig. 2) and these drums are mounted on shafts 53 and 5l, all in substantially the manner above described. Preferably, the one rotary member is positively driven and the'other is loosely mounted and is actuated by the first-mentioned member. To this end the shaft 53 has rigidly secured to its ends, gears, 55, which are connected through idle pinions 56 with the gears 1l on the shaft 7, so that these gears are driven from the same train of gearing that operates the first-mentioned pair of rotary members, and further, are driven in perfect synchronism therewith. f

As has been explained, the dies of the rotary members are readily removable so that the rotary members can be provided with dies of different kinds to form articles having different configurations. In order that the several features of configuration. which are applied to the article by the different pairs of rotary members, may have the proper relation one to the other in the finished article, it is desirable that the different pairs of rotary members shall be relatively adjustable. This adjustment maybe accomplished in various ways, but in the present construction l have shown the second. or preliminary, pair of rotary members as lll() vmesh with the gears 14 and 55 in all positions of the last-mentioned gears, the inions .have been adjustably mounted. This 1s preferably accomplished by mounting them on arms 60 which are journaled on the shaft 53 and supportthe'pinions at their free ends.

The frame members 57 adjacent to the re-` spective .arms 60 are provided with slots 61 through which extend set screws 62 which l enter the respective arins and serve to lock the same in adjusted positions. Thus, by Swingin the pinions about the axes of the gears, t e pinions may be maintained in proper mesh with both gears at all points of their -relative adjustment.

Suitable feeding mechanism is provided for feeding the sheet, or Web, of material t0 the machine. When the material is of a soft and pliable character it is necessary that it should be maintained taut during the forming operations, but where it is of relatively stiff character vit will maintain itself in proper 'position relative to the dies. The feeding mechanism which has been rovided in the present machine will hand e either class of material. This feeding mechanism comprises a'pair of feed rollers, 63 and 64, arranged in advance of the preliminary rotary members, and a second pair of feed rollers, 65 and 66, arranged beyond the final rotary members. The upper feed roller of each pair is spring pressed toward the lower roller and the lower roller is positively driven. To this end the upper rollers are provided with gears, as shown at 67 and 68, which are connected through proper trains of gearing with the gear train for the rotary members, thus causing all parts of the mechanism to be driven-from a single driving gear and enabling the several parts to be properly timed regardless of any variations in the speed of operation. In the present arrangement of the mechanism, the points of contact of the members of. both pair of rotary members are arranged in the same horizontal plane, and the feed rollers are likewise arranged with their points of contact in this same horizontal lane. It will be obvious, however, that this arrangement may be Varied if desired. Where the material is of a relatively stiff character it usuallyn comes in theform of plates and these plates are fed over supporting rollers 69 to the first pair of feed rollers. Where the material is of a more flexible character, it may come in rolls or spools and these rolls or spools may be mounted upon a shaft 70, carried by brackets 71 on the frame, and the web carried upward about the rollers 69 to the feed rollers.

In the present machine I have illustrated but two pair of rotary members and both of these members perform cutting operations, but it will be readil understood that the machine is capable o use with one or more pair of rotary members which may perform either a cuttmg operation or any other operation which can be performed with dies. To enable the capacity of the present machine in this respect to be extended, I have shown that ortion of the frame which carries the initialfeed rollers as formed separate from and detachably secured to the main portion of the main frame, as shown at 72. A third pair of rotary members may be mounted upon a supplemental frame, and this frame interposed between the two parts of the main frame with the rota-ry members in proper relation to those here shown. Additional gearing similar to that already shown and described may be provided for operating the rotary members and for counecting the two parts of the train of gearing which drives the feed rollers.

The operation of the mechanism will ybe readily understood from the foregoing description of the several parts thereof andl it will be apparent that the rotary punch and `die-carrying members are of such a character and are so arranged that the dies will act upon the sheet of material to impart to the article the desired configuration; that the dies are so mounted on the drums, or heads, as to cause the successive operations on the sheet of'material to be arranged close together, thus avoiding unnecessary waste of material; that the rotary members are so constructed that they are very strong and durable; that the dies are so mounted on the drums, or heads, that they can be individually removed, thus facilitating the assembling of the rotary members and enabling va single die to be removed without disturbing the remaining dies on that particular drum; that the preliminary rotary members are adjustable to enable that feature of configuration which is imparted to the yarticle by these preliminary dies to be arranged in the desired relation to those features of configuration which are subsequently imparted to the article; that the device as a whole is of such a character that it will operate on the material to form the articles at a very high rate of speed, and that the article will be formed with the same degree of perfection with which they may be formed on a reciprocating punch press; and that the device is very simple in its construction and operation and has `what I maaar/7 not be readily disarranged or broken.

While I have shown and described a particular embodiment of the invention, I Wish is to be understood that I believe myself to be the lirst to produce a rotary mechanism for punchin articles from a sheet of material and t at I do not' wish to be limited to the details of construction shown and described for obvious modiications will occur to a person skilled in the art. For example, it Will be readily apparent that the drums, or heads, which carry the dies may be of any suitable shape or character to accommodate them to the particular form of die-blocks employed; and that the rotary members may be mounted and driven 1n various ways.

IIavlng now fully descrlbed my invention 1. In a rotary punch press, a rotary die supporting member comprising a drum having a bearing portion, and having a Hangelike portion flared away from said bearing portion, and also having av plurality of peripheral openings formed in said flange-like plurality of die blocks rigidly secured to the periphery of said drum and each having a die opening communicating with one of said peripheral openings.

2. In a rotary punch press, a rotary die supporting member comprising a drum having a plurality of flat faces arranged about the periphery thereof, die blocks mounted on the respective flat faces of said drum and having their adjacent lateral` edges braced one against'the'other, and means for rigidly securing said die blocks to said drum.

3. In a rotary punch press, a rotary diesupporting member comprising a drum, a plurality of dieblocks arranged about the periphery of said drum, means for attaching each die-block to said drum in its v properrelation thereto, and other means for retaining said die-blocks in theiry proper positions on said drunf..

4f. In a rotary punch press, a rotary die supporting member comprising a drum, a

plurality of die blocks arranged about the periphery of said drum and having beveled ends, screws for securing said die blocks to the periphery of said drum, clamping collars arranged at the respective ends of said die blocks and having flared danges to en gage the beveled ends of. said die blocks, and means for rigidly securing said collars to said drum and for moving the same lengthwise of said drum into clamping engagement with said die blocks.

5 In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotary members, -a series of dies carried by one of said members, a corresponding series oit punches carried by the other of said memclaim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

bers and adapted to enter the shafts supporting the respective members, one of saidshafts being loosely mounted and having its rotary member loosely mounted thereon, and the other of said shafts being positively driven, whereby the interlocking engagement of the dies of said rotary members will cause the first-mentioned rotary member to rotate with the last mentioned rotary member.

6. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotatable members, one of said members having a plurality of dies arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, the other respective dies,

lof said members having a corresponding plurality of punches arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, means to rotate said members to cause each punch to enter the corresponding die and to punch from a sheet of material, interposed between saidmembers, an article corresponding in shape to the shape of the die, and a second pair of rotary members having cooperating parts adapted to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the rst mentioned members and so arranged With relation to said first mentioned members as to impart a pre-determined configuration to those portions of said material which are to be punched out by said rst mentioned members.

7. In a rotary punch press, apair of rotatable members, one of said members having a plurality of dies arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, the other of said members having a corresponding plurality of punches arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, means to rotate said members to-cause each punch to enter the corresponding die and to punch from a sheet of material, interposed between said members, an article corresponding in shape to the shape of the die, and a second' pair of rotary members also having, respectively, a plurality of punches and a plurality of dies, the corresponding punches and dies of the last' mentioned member being arranged toact on said sheetof material in advance of the punches and dies of the first mentioned members to impart a pre-determined configuration to that part of said materia] which is to be punched out by the dies of said first mentioned members.

In a rotary punch press, -a pair of rotatable members, one of said members having a plurality of dies arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, the-1 other of said members having a corresponding plurality of punches arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, means to rotate said members to cause each punch to enter the corresponding die and to punch from a sheet of material interposed between said members an article corresponding in shape to the shape of the die, a second pair IMI lllh

-to impart a predetermined configuration to those portions of said material Which are to be punched out by said firsty mentioned members, said pairs of rotary members. being relatively adjustable.

9. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotatable members, one of said members having a'plurality of dies arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, the other of said members having a corresponding plumlity-of Hpunches arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, means to rotate said members to cause each punch to enter the corresponding die and to punch from a sheet of material interposed between vsaid members an article corresponding 1n shape to the shape of the die, a second pair of rotary members having coperating parts adapted to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the first mentioned members and so arranged With relationto said first mentioned members as to impart a predetermined configuration to those portions of said material which are to be punched out by said first mentioned members, and means for adjusting the distance between said pairs, of rotary members to accommodate them to punches for dies for articles of dierent kinds.

10. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotatable members, one of said members having a plurality of dies arranged about and rigidly secured to its periphery, the other of said members having a correspondin plurality of punches arranged about an rigidly secured to its periphery, means to rotate said members to cause each` punch to -enter the corresponding die and to punch from a sheet of material interposed between said members an article corresponding in shape to the shape of the die, a second pair of rotary members having coperating parts adapted to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the first mentioned members and so arranged with relation to said first mentioned members as to impart a predetermined configuration to those portions of said material Which are to be punched out by said first mentioned members, and a driving gear for each pair of said rotary members, one pair lof said rotary j' members and its driving gear being bodily adjustable toward and from the other pair of rotary members and its driving gear.

11. In a rotary punehpress, a pair of rotary members having coperating punch and die to sever from a sheet of material anarticle of a predetermined shape, another pair of rotary membersarranged to act on said sheet of material in advance of the firstmentioned members to impart a predetermined configuration to that part of said material Which is to be severed by said firstnientioned members, a driving gear for each vpair of rotary members, one pair of rotary members and its driving gear being adjustable toward and away from the other pair of rotary members, and an adjustable pinion connecting the driving gears of the two pairs of rotary members.

' 12. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotary members and die to sever from a sheet of material an article of a predetermined shape, another pair of rotary members arranged to act on said sheet of material in advance of the first-nientioned members to impart a predetermined configuration to that Vpart of said materia-l which is to be severed by said first-mentioned members, -a driving gear for each pair of rotary members, one pair of said members and its driving gear being adjustable relatively to the other pair of' ro tary members and its gear, a pinion connecting said drivin gears one with the other, and a supporting arm for said pinion pivotally mounted on 4an axis coincident with the axis of one of said driving gears.

13. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotary members having cooperating punch and die to sever from a sheet of material an article of a predetermined shape, another pair of rotary members arranged to actv on said sheet of material in advance of the first-mentioned members to impart a predetermined configuration to that part of said material which is to be severed by said first-mentioned members, a driving gear for each pair of rotary members, one pair of said members and its'drivinfr gear being adjustable relatively to the other pair of rotary members and its gear, a pinion connecting said driving gears one with the other, a supporting arm for said pinion pivotally mounted on an axis coincident with the axis of one of said driving gears, and means to secure said pinion in adjusted positions.

14. In a rotary punch` press, a main frame, a pair of rotary members mounted on said main frame and having coperatiiig punch and die to sever from a sheet of material an article of predetermined sha e, supplemental frame members adjustab y mounted on said main frame, and a second pair of rotary members mounted on said supplemental :trame members Iand having cooperating parts adapted to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the first mentioned members, the adjustment of said supplemental frame mentioned rotary members as to cause them aving coperating punch to impart a predetermined configuration to those portions of said material which are to be'severed by said first mentioned members.

15. In a rotary punch press, a main frame, a pair of rotary members mounted on said main frame and having coperatingA punch and die to sever from a sheet of material an article of a predetermined shape,-

a second pair of rotary members having cooperating parts arranged to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the first mentioned members to impart a predetermined configuration to those kpor- 4 tions of said materia-l Which are to be severed by said .first-mentioned members, supplemental frame members mounted on said main frame and supporting the last mentioned pair of rotary members, said supplemental frame members having slots, and

screws extending through said slots into the main frame, whereby said supplemental frame members may be adjusted to properly position the last mentioned air of rotary members Withlrelation to the rst mentioned pair of rotary members.

16. In a rotary punch press, a pair'of ro` from a sheet of material interposed betweenv a sald members, an artic e corresponding in shape to the shape of the die, and a second pair of rotary members having parts arranged to aet on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the first mentioned members to cause a predetermined configuration to be imparted to that part of said material which is to be punched out by said first mentioned members, a pair of positively driven feed rollers arranged in adrance of the last mentioned pair of rotary members, and a second pairof positively driven feed rollers arranged beyond the first mentioned pair of rotary members. i

17. In a rotary punch press, a pair of rotary memlbers having co'perating punch and die to sever from a sheet of material an article of a predetermined shape, another pair of rotary members having coperating parts to act on separated portions of said sheet of material in advance of the firstmentioned members to impart a predetermined coniguration to Ithose portions of said mate-rial which are said first-mentioned members, said pairs of rotary members being arranged with their points of contact substantially in the same horizontal plane, a pair of feed rollers arranged in advance of the last mentioned pair of rollers, and a second pair of feed rollers arranged beyond the first-mentioned pair of rotary members, both pairs of feed rollers having their points of contact in substantially the same lhorizontal plane With the points of Contact of said pairs of rotary members.

In testimony whereof l atlix my signature hereto,

AXEL C. i V. MALM.

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